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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

2026/08/03

Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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Dr. Bagheri Introduced as a New Member and SCFR Secretary

Dr. Bagheri Introduced as a New Member and SCFR Secretary

2024/09/14

Strategic Council Online: This morning, during the farewell ceremony for Dr. Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the former Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), Dr. Ali Bagheri Kani was introduced as a new member and the Secretary of SCFR.

An Analysis of Recent Saudi Statement about Normalization of Relations with the Zionist Regime

An Analysis of Recent Saudi Statement about Normalization of Relations with the Zionist Regime

2024/02/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East affairs says Saudi Arabia’s recent statement stands for two issues, which indicates Riyadh’s compliance with US policies. The first issue is that Saudi Arabia has supported the two-state plan with Washington’s backing. In contrast, the Palestinians and Resistance Axis countries have strong reservations about the two-state scheme.

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.

Dr. Sattari at a meeting on “Discussing Foreign Relations in Artificial Intelligence Era”: The Necessity of Formulating Iran’s Strategy in Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Sattari at a meeting on “Discussing Foreign Relations in Artificial Intelligence Era”: The Necessity of Formulating Iran’s Strategy in Artificial Intelligence

2023/08/22

Strategic Council Online: The head of the Science-Technology Commission of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasizing the need to analyze strategies and achievements of artificial intelligence in the three dimensions of “investment,” “implementation,” and “innovation,” said: Each of the leading countries, have defined a main vision and strategy in the field of artificial intelligence for themselves, and considering the global division of labor, it is necessary to examine what this vision could be for Iran?

Prospects of Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Quadrilateral Meeting

Prospects of Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Quadrilateral Meeting

2023/08/22

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced during the recent visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Egypt that his country is considering a quadrilateral meeting in Cairo between the heads of Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to discuss the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and bring together views regarding the demarcation of maritime borders and the possibility of Turkey joining the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst

Strategic Consequences of Syria-Saudi Improved Relations

Strategic Consequences of Syria-Saudi Improved Relations

2023/05/06

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the breakthrough in diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia, West Asia, and the Persian Gulf are witnessing “positive movements”; the countries that used to be on the opposite front have abandoned previous policies and are moving towards interaction and resumption of bilateral relations.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs

Consequences of Placing Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

Consequences of Placing Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

2023/05/03

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The placement of nuclear weapons of NATO and Russia near each other’s borders will increase the risk of tensions and entry of the US and Russia into a hot war and face the non-proliferation and progress in the field of nuclear disarmament with serious risks. Meantime, Non-nuclear countries are forced to take countermeasures to ensure their security.
Pouria Nabipour – Ph.D. in political science and international relations

Reconstruction of the “Jarrah” military airport in Syria; New field equation of Russia

Reconstruction of the “Jarrah” military airport in Syria; New field equation of Russia

2023/02/28

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Recently, in one of the most important military and field developments in Syria, Russia opened its air base in this strategic airport after the reconstruction of “Al-Jarrah Airport” with the cooperation of the Syrian and Russian air forces. This airport, which has military use, had been disabled due to severe damages during the conflicts of the past years.
Barsam Mohammadi—Expert in regional issues

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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

2026/08/03

Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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Dr. Bagheri Introduced as a New Member and SCFR Secretary

Dr. Bagheri Introduced as a New Member and SCFR Secretary

2024/09/14

Strategic Council Online: This morning, during the farewell ceremony for Dr. Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the former Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), Dr. Ali Bagheri Kani was introduced as a new member and the Secretary of SCFR.

An Analysis of Recent Saudi Statement about Normalization of Relations with the Zionist Regime

An Analysis of Recent Saudi Statement about Normalization of Relations with the Zionist Regime

2024/02/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East affairs says Saudi Arabia’s recent statement stands for two issues, which indicates Riyadh’s compliance with US policies. The first issue is that Saudi Arabia has supported the two-state plan with Washington’s backing. In contrast, the Palestinians and Resistance Axis countries have strong reservations about the two-state scheme.

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.

Dr. Sattari at a meeting on “Discussing Foreign Relations in Artificial Intelligence Era”: The Necessity of Formulating Iran’s Strategy in Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Sattari at a meeting on “Discussing Foreign Relations in Artificial Intelligence Era”: The Necessity of Formulating Iran’s Strategy in Artificial Intelligence

2023/08/22

Strategic Council Online: The head of the Science-Technology Commission of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasizing the need to analyze strategies and achievements of artificial intelligence in the three dimensions of “investment,” “implementation,” and “innovation,” said: Each of the leading countries, have defined a main vision and strategy in the field of artificial intelligence for themselves, and considering the global division of labor, it is necessary to examine what this vision could be for Iran?

Prospects of Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Quadrilateral Meeting

Prospects of Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Quadrilateral Meeting

2023/08/22

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced during the recent visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Egypt that his country is considering a quadrilateral meeting in Cairo between the heads of Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to discuss the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and bring together views regarding the demarcation of maritime borders and the possibility of Turkey joining the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst

Strategic Consequences of Syria-Saudi Improved Relations

Strategic Consequences of Syria-Saudi Improved Relations

2023/05/06

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the breakthrough in diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia, West Asia, and the Persian Gulf are witnessing “positive movements”; the countries that used to be on the opposite front have abandoned previous policies and are moving towards interaction and resumption of bilateral relations.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs

Consequences of Placing Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

Consequences of Placing Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

2023/05/03

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The placement of nuclear weapons of NATO and Russia near each other’s borders will increase the risk of tensions and entry of the US and Russia into a hot war and face the non-proliferation and progress in the field of nuclear disarmament with serious risks. Meantime, Non-nuclear countries are forced to take countermeasures to ensure their security.
Pouria Nabipour – Ph.D. in political science and international relations

Reconstruction of the “Jarrah” military airport in Syria; New field equation of Russia

Reconstruction of the “Jarrah” military airport in Syria; New field equation of Russia

2023/02/28

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Recently, in one of the most important military and field developments in Syria, Russia opened its air base in this strategic airport after the reconstruction of “Al-Jarrah Airport” with the cooperation of the Syrian and Russian air forces. This airport, which has military use, had been disabled due to severe damages during the conflicts of the past years.
Barsam Mohammadi—Expert in regional issues

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Dr. Bagheri Introduced as a New Member and SCFR Secretary

Dr. Bagheri Introduced as a New Member and SCFR Secretary

2024/09/14

Strategic Council Online: This morning, during the farewell ceremony for Dr. Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the former Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), Dr. Ali Bagheri Kani was introduced as a new member and the Secretary of SCFR.

An Analysis of Recent Saudi Statement about Normalization of Relations with the Zionist Regime

An Analysis of Recent Saudi Statement about Normalization of Relations with the Zionist Regime

2024/02/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East affairs says Saudi Arabia’s recent statement stands for two issues, which indicates Riyadh’s compliance with US policies. The first issue is that Saudi Arabia has supported the two-state plan with Washington’s backing. In contrast, the Palestinians and Resistance Axis countries have strong reservations about the two-state scheme.

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.

Dr. Sattari at a meeting on “Discussing Foreign Relations in Artificial Intelligence Era”: The Necessity of Formulating Iran’s Strategy in Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Sattari at a meeting on “Discussing Foreign Relations in Artificial Intelligence Era”: The Necessity of Formulating Iran’s Strategy in Artificial Intelligence

2023/08/22

Strategic Council Online: The head of the Science-Technology Commission of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasizing the need to analyze strategies and achievements of artificial intelligence in the three dimensions of “investment,” “implementation,” and “innovation,” said: Each of the leading countries, have defined a main vision and strategy in the field of artificial intelligence for themselves, and considering the global division of labor, it is necessary to examine what this vision could be for Iran?

Prospects of Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Quadrilateral Meeting

Prospects of Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Quadrilateral Meeting

2023/08/22

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced during the recent visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Egypt that his country is considering a quadrilateral meeting in Cairo between the heads of Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to discuss the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and bring together views regarding the demarcation of maritime borders and the possibility of Turkey joining the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst

Strategic Consequences of Syria-Saudi Improved Relations

Strategic Consequences of Syria-Saudi Improved Relations

2023/05/06

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the breakthrough in diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia, West Asia, and the Persian Gulf are witnessing “positive movements”; the countries that used to be on the opposite front have abandoned previous policies and are moving towards interaction and resumption of bilateral relations.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs

Consequences of Placing Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

Consequences of Placing Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

2023/05/03

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The placement of nuclear weapons of NATO and Russia near each other’s borders will increase the risk of tensions and entry of the US and Russia into a hot war and face the non-proliferation and progress in the field of nuclear disarmament with serious risks. Meantime, Non-nuclear countries are forced to take countermeasures to ensure their security.
Pouria Nabipour – Ph.D. in political science and international relations

Reconstruction of the “Jarrah” military airport in Syria; New field equation of Russia

Reconstruction of the “Jarrah” military airport in Syria; New field equation of Russia

2023/02/28

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Recently, in one of the most important military and field developments in Syria, Russia opened its air base in this strategic airport after the reconstruction of “Al-Jarrah Airport” with the cooperation of the Syrian and Russian air forces. This airport, which has military use, had been disabled due to severe damages during the conflicts of the past years.
Barsam Mohammadi—Expert in regional issues

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Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

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SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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Dr. Bagheri Introduced as a New Member and SCFR Secretary

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Strategic Council Online: This morning, during the farewell ceremony for Dr. Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the former Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), Dr. Ali Bagheri Kani was introduced as a new member and the Secretary of SCFR.

An Analysis of Recent Saudi Statement about Normalization of Relations with the Zionist Regime

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East affairs says Saudi Arabia’s recent statement stands for two issues, which indicates Riyadh’s compliance with US policies. The first issue is that Saudi Arabia has supported the two-state plan with Washington’s backing. In contrast, the Palestinians and Resistance Axis countries have strong reservations about the two-state scheme.

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

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Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.

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Strategic Council Online: The head of the Science-Technology Commission of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasizing the need to analyze strategies and achievements of artificial intelligence in the three dimensions of “investment,” “implementation,” and “innovation,” said: Each of the leading countries, have defined a main vision and strategy in the field of artificial intelligence for themselves, and considering the global division of labor, it is necessary to examine what this vision could be for Iran?

Prospects of Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Quadrilateral Meeting

Prospects of Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Quadrilateral Meeting

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Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced during the recent visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Egypt that his country is considering a quadrilateral meeting in Cairo between the heads of Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to discuss the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and bring together views regarding the demarcation of maritime borders and the possibility of Turkey joining the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.
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Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the breakthrough in diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia, West Asia, and the Persian Gulf are witnessing “positive movements”; the countries that used to be on the opposite front have abandoned previous policies and are moving towards interaction and resumption of bilateral relations.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs

Consequences of Placing Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

Consequences of Placing Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

2023/05/03

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The placement of nuclear weapons of NATO and Russia near each other’s borders will increase the risk of tensions and entry of the US and Russia into a hot war and face the non-proliferation and progress in the field of nuclear disarmament with serious risks. Meantime, Non-nuclear countries are forced to take countermeasures to ensure their security.
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Reconstruction of the “Jarrah” military airport in Syria; New field equation of Russia

Reconstruction of the “Jarrah” military airport in Syria; New field equation of Russia

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Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Recently, in one of the most important military and field developments in Syria, Russia opened its air base in this strategic airport after the reconstruction of “Al-Jarrah Airport” with the cooperation of the Syrian and Russian air forces. This airport, which has military use, had been disabled due to severe damages during the conflicts of the past years.
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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

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Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

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SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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Dr. Bagheri Introduced as a New Member and SCFR Secretary

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East affairs says Saudi Arabia’s recent statement stands for two issues, which indicates Riyadh’s compliance with US policies. The first issue is that Saudi Arabia has supported the two-state plan with Washington’s backing. In contrast, the Palestinians and Resistance Axis countries have strong reservations about the two-state scheme.

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

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Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.

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Dr. Sattari at a meeting on “Discussing Foreign Relations in Artificial Intelligence Era”: The Necessity of Formulating Iran’s Strategy in Artificial Intelligence

2023/08/22

Strategic Council Online: The head of the Science-Technology Commission of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasizing the need to analyze strategies and achievements of artificial intelligence in the three dimensions of “investment,” “implementation,” and “innovation,” said: Each of the leading countries, have defined a main vision and strategy in the field of artificial intelligence for themselves, and considering the global division of labor, it is necessary to examine what this vision could be for Iran?

Prospects of Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Quadrilateral Meeting

Prospects of Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Quadrilateral Meeting

2023/08/22

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced during the recent visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Egypt that his country is considering a quadrilateral meeting in Cairo between the heads of Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to discuss the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and bring together views regarding the demarcation of maritime borders and the possibility of Turkey joining the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst

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Strategic Consequences of Syria-Saudi Improved Relations

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Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the breakthrough in diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia, West Asia, and the Persian Gulf are witnessing “positive movements”; the countries that used to be on the opposite front have abandoned previous policies and are moving towards interaction and resumption of bilateral relations.
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Consequences of Placing Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

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Reconstruction of the “Jarrah” military airport in Syria; New field equation of Russia

Reconstruction of the “Jarrah” military airport in Syria; New field equation of Russia

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Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Recently, in one of the most important military and field developments in Syria, Russia opened its air base in this strategic airport after the reconstruction of “Al-Jarrah Airport” with the cooperation of the Syrian and Russian air forces. This airport, which has military use, had been disabled due to severe damages during the conflicts of the past years.
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SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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Dr. Bagheri Introduced as a New Member and SCFR Secretary

Dr. Bagheri Introduced as a New Member and SCFR Secretary

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Strategic Council Online: This morning, during the farewell ceremony for Dr. Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the former Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), Dr. Ali Bagheri Kani was introduced as a new member and the Secretary of SCFR.

An Analysis of Recent Saudi Statement about Normalization of Relations with the Zionist Regime

An Analysis of Recent Saudi Statement about Normalization of Relations with the Zionist Regime

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East affairs says Saudi Arabia’s recent statement stands for two issues, which indicates Riyadh’s compliance with US policies. The first issue is that Saudi Arabia has supported the two-state plan with Washington’s backing. In contrast, the Palestinians and Resistance Axis countries have strong reservations about the two-state scheme.

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.

Dr. Sattari at a meeting on “Discussing Foreign Relations in Artificial Intelligence Era”: The Necessity of Formulating Iran’s Strategy in Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Sattari at a meeting on “Discussing Foreign Relations in Artificial Intelligence Era”: The Necessity of Formulating Iran’s Strategy in Artificial Intelligence

2023/08/22

Strategic Council Online: The head of the Science-Technology Commission of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasizing the need to analyze strategies and achievements of artificial intelligence in the three dimensions of “investment,” “implementation,” and “innovation,” said: Each of the leading countries, have defined a main vision and strategy in the field of artificial intelligence for themselves, and considering the global division of labor, it is necessary to examine what this vision could be for Iran?

Prospects of Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Quadrilateral Meeting

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Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced during the recent visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Egypt that his country is considering a quadrilateral meeting in Cairo between the heads of Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to discuss the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and bring together views regarding the demarcation of maritime borders and the possibility of Turkey joining the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst

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Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the breakthrough in diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia, West Asia, and the Persian Gulf are witnessing “positive movements”; the countries that used to be on the opposite front have abandoned previous policies and are moving towards interaction and resumption of bilateral relations.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs

Consequences of Placing Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

Consequences of Placing Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

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Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The placement of nuclear weapons of NATO and Russia near each other’s borders will increase the risk of tensions and entry of the US and Russia into a hot war and face the non-proliferation and progress in the field of nuclear disarmament with serious risks. Meantime, Non-nuclear countries are forced to take countermeasures to ensure their security.
Pouria Nabipour – Ph.D. in political science and international relations

Reconstruction of the “Jarrah” military airport in Syria; New field equation of Russia

Reconstruction of the “Jarrah” military airport in Syria; New field equation of Russia

2023/02/28

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Recently, in one of the most important military and field developments in Syria, Russia opened its air base in this strategic airport after the reconstruction of “Al-Jarrah Airport” with the cooperation of the Syrian and Russian air forces. This airport, which has military use, had been disabled due to severe damages during the conflicts of the past years.
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Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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Dr. Bagheri Introduced as a New Member and SCFR Secretary

Dr. Bagheri Introduced as a New Member and SCFR Secretary

2024/09/14

Strategic Council Online: This morning, during the farewell ceremony for Dr. Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the former Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), Dr. Ali Bagheri Kani was introduced as a new member and the Secretary of SCFR.

An Analysis of Recent Saudi Statement about Normalization of Relations with the Zionist Regime

An Analysis of Recent Saudi Statement about Normalization of Relations with the Zionist Regime

2024/02/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East affairs says Saudi Arabia’s recent statement stands for two issues, which indicates Riyadh’s compliance with US policies. The first issue is that Saudi Arabia has supported the two-state plan with Washington’s backing. In contrast, the Palestinians and Resistance Axis countries have strong reservations about the two-state scheme.

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.

Dr. Sattari at a meeting on “Discussing Foreign Relations in Artificial Intelligence Era”: The Necessity of Formulating Iran’s Strategy in Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Sattari at a meeting on “Discussing Foreign Relations in Artificial Intelligence Era”: The Necessity of Formulating Iran’s Strategy in Artificial Intelligence

2023/08/22

Strategic Council Online: The head of the Science-Technology Commission of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, emphasizing the need to analyze strategies and achievements of artificial intelligence in the three dimensions of “investment,” “implementation,” and “innovation,” said: Each of the leading countries, have defined a main vision and strategy in the field of artificial intelligence for themselves, and considering the global division of labor, it is necessary to examine what this vision could be for Iran?

Prospects of Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Quadrilateral Meeting

Prospects of Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Quadrilateral Meeting

2023/08/22

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced during the recent visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Egypt that his country is considering a quadrilateral meeting in Cairo between the heads of Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to discuss the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and bring together views regarding the demarcation of maritime borders and the possibility of Turkey joining the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst

Strategic Consequences of Syria-Saudi Improved Relations

Strategic Consequences of Syria-Saudi Improved Relations

2023/05/06

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the breakthrough in diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia, West Asia, and the Persian Gulf are witnessing “positive movements”; the countries that used to be on the opposite front have abandoned previous policies and are moving towards interaction and resumption of bilateral relations.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs

Consequences of Placing Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

Consequences of Placing Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

2023/05/03

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The placement of nuclear weapons of NATO and Russia near each other’s borders will increase the risk of tensions and entry of the US and Russia into a hot war and face the non-proliferation and progress in the field of nuclear disarmament with serious risks. Meantime, Non-nuclear countries are forced to take countermeasures to ensure their security.
Pouria Nabipour – Ph.D. in political science and international relations

Reconstruction of the “Jarrah” military airport in Syria; New field equation of Russia

Reconstruction of the “Jarrah” military airport in Syria; New field equation of Russia

2023/02/28

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Recently, in one of the most important military and field developments in Syria, Russia opened its air base in this strategic airport after the reconstruction of “Al-Jarrah Airport” with the cooperation of the Syrian and Russian air forces. This airport, which has military use, had been disabled due to severe damages during the conflicts of the past years.
Barsam Mohammadi—Expert in regional issues

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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

2026/08/03

Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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